Coupling.



' mfmum Patented Mar. flft, 1915.

meneame a" august `31,

ANTHONY ,HAGEN l Peoria and State;`

nted certainfnew and in`;Co11pl1ngs,of whichfA liplingxyhich, whenlattached `inflation Valve 'will not.`

o automobile.k tires;` and time, ine-lade, Stems; `construe-tion, `al-`and a device which making quick conneefr Such as to he easily t lied`daad` detached there aslnot to lea-k. There m de for this purpoee, etion`has been slieh` as become quickly hange ofagasket very ayfof connectingsainel 2. is a longitudinal stem in connected end. View of iA`fel'imvinp; anoth er etem and 1` le3characters of ptmding` partethroughthreaded, aS `at 33, hreaded, "at 4,

geleen, or Panam, :ammore Specicatoneof `Letters Patent."

the body ot' said Stem having the opposite tutes, residing @at y theannular seat 10.

eldislodged und?? .which the end il `Stich dieadvantages iiinling, andkin dotted he inflation valve' le reduoelhead Patented Mar. 121, 1911i.1912. serial No. 718,013.

l'at faces extendinglongitudinally thereof. lli/coupling includes anozzle 6 `suitably connectedffxvii a hose?, or other 'suitable .feeder.Aand` :said hose 'or feeder is adapted for connection with a suitablesupply of air 'or other fluid. `The nozzle has;v the re- 1 dueedend 8threaded exteriorly thereof, as l at Q ,whieh end of the nozzlel isformedwith The nozzle is tubular,- as willbennderstood,and the openingout v `ofthe endo` the nozzle ie restricted and o not Very large le -11n amt whichV a t,

ating a `Substantial wall' iaslx'et '12 will bear, the

gasket being detachably carried. `in the an# nnlar vsea Fig. ,2.lirlei'gnates, what may be referred to, lamp or attaching member of thecoi`1pliri,f f ,\'1`hi's clamp at its inner end is tlihnlar inei'osS-sectio11, as`at'14,`anrl'forn1ed t 10 of lthe nozzle, ae shown inywith an inner annular flange 15, of Suitable depth, which is olaeed ata Suitable distance from thefend oi? .theclannpk The' inner face of theclamp betweensaid flange andv the endof the clamp is.t1'1readed,as at16' to adapt' the tubular end of theclampto have a threaded Vrelationwith the threaded `end l l U of` the'nozzle, and .when 'said elarnp isattached tothe nozzle, the flange 15 `vjill bear against `the gasket l1Qfirmly holding the same inthe seat. 10 oflthenozzle and` i against thewall-11 thereof.

Froin'a nont 17, Vthe clamp is lent away leavingrkonly the side 'walls`18 which lappear' bifurcated.`see Figs.v and 4 andfthe extremitalprrtio'ns `of said .walls 18, form` .spring fing 9. Separated Vfrom eachother a dietanee` 4itly less than the full `diameter of aidela'mp.,Thelinner iyllo said .hfurete'd extremity` threaded '11h20,

see Fig; 2,*these threads :20 corresponding.

`To adapt the coupling"Y to the different sizes` of valve stems, the'engaging or 'hifuroated end of the clamp may helmade to'thefthreadfs 3on the body of the Steml. j

larger or smaller as the. ease may demand `and to: adant the coupling asa hose coupling` modification' ofl size is all `that is4 necessary. y ll In Figz. 1, I have shownxthe couplinglin` duced` end of the said stementering elned atan angle to the valve stern, the re! Crum on`whichthecoupling may be swung the clamp making to bring the threaded endofthe clamp into threaded engagement' with the;bodv' of the stem 1, hespring portions 19 of clamp meshing With'the-threads on the stem Aifs -gages the gasket and not liable to get out. of order, the principal' berhaving means to hold said nozzle being connected andserving to lock theparts against endwise movement. v

Another method trated in Fig. 4, wherein the clamp is moved endwise onsaid stem with-theresilient side' walls sliding on the smooth -faces 5of thestein. Then when the end of the Steinen- 12, the clamp is rotatedthreads 3 on the stem locking the stem to the nozzle.

It is vobvious that various changes' may be made 'in practice in detailand construction. As stated before', the clamp holds the. ,stempositively,

preventingv` separation of the nozzle`and ste'mvduring the inflatingoperation. The device is simple, being coin- `posed of few parts,readily assembled and advantage being in the facility with which thecoupling may be attached and positively locked to the valve ste What Iclaim is l. A eoupling to connect two parts, comprising a nozzle and aclamping 'member detachablybonnected thereto, said nozzle member havingan end thereof and having a bore or passage extending there through,said bore or passageI being restricted at said seat end, a gasket seatedin said seat, said clamping memsaid gasket on said seat,and also havingone en'd portion formed with spaced side Walls internally threaded so asto detachably receive tlierebetween one of the parts to be connected, tothe other part to be connected, the spacing of the side walls permittingthe lateral movement ofthe coupling after the part to be connected hasbeen moved 2..A coupling to connect two parts comprising a nozzle memberand a clamping y oreor passage extending there through,`

said bore ory passage being restricted at said seatend` agasl:et.,srated in said seat', said clampingy member being threaded tosaid seat end of said nozzle portion and having an internal flangeengaging said ga skct to holdl it on said seat,l the other end of saidit necessary to force the` clamp over the stem and the threads of the.eral movementof the Vcoupling so fthe couplingin of attaching isillus-f` gasket.

the threaded Walls 1SeHgage thel member being cut 211111111311' Seal)formed On 011e i' `and also means to hold y seat, said clamp memberbeing cnt away` tubular y the clamping member permitting the applicationof the end of the part to be connected against the gasket. and.

alinemen't with the partto be connected with its end held against 'theparts to be connected, said permitting the latas to place A coupling toconnect two parts com;y y

prising a .nozzle member and a clamping .member .detachably connectedthereto, said having an annular seat i formed on one end thereof andhavinga bore nozzle member or passage extending there through, said boreor passage being restricted at said vseat a gasket Seated in said seat,`said clamping member being threaded to nal Harige engaging said gasketto hold it on saidseat, the other end of said clamping ont to provideresilient side walls internally threaded to receive and detachablyengage connected, said nozzle being attached to the other part to beconnected, the cutting out of theend of the clamping member permit` tingthe application of the end of the part to be connected against thegasket and pern'iittingv the lateral movement of the c011- plling soaste place` ment with the part to be connected With its endlieldagainst' the gasket.

t.- A coupling to connect twoparts, compiising a nozzle memberand aclampinembei', 4said nozzle having a bore or passage therethrough'and a seatformed on one end,

at said positioned on said seat, said clamp member having means for de-4said boie or passage being restricted seat end, a gasket tachableconnectionvto said nozzle member said gasket on vsaid and provided withclamping means, said cut away portion being adapted ed. said clampingmember i-n cross-section said threadeden' having one end and threaded tod of said nozzle member an internal annular flange 4l-o'rmed at'thef dof said thread'to engage and hold said seat end `of said nozzle portionand having an interu one of. the parts to be' the coupling in alineawayportion to vpermit saidl Seat emmer) i 9;

keit-'in its Seat, the otherportion of `said :damping member being cntaway to leave #spaced slde walls, `with .an opening theretorece1ve avalve stem,

between adapted the'encl portions'o Awhich are-'threaded and have`extended -e tremtal'rportions to form spring fing/ers.,l hereby a valvestemmay have ts end' moved into engagement ,with

seid gasket'. and vtlie yconplingi moved lateraliywliereby said'sprngfingere will clamp tiethreaded portion of the. val-ve stem to i liolditfin v position.

6.. A; coupling for inflation valves for tires including a nozzle'member'and a vclamping member, the nozzle member having a boreorpassage therethrough and adapted to'be Iconnected to a suitable sourceof air supply anrlalsoybaving a `gasket at one. end, said elnmpingmemberbeing detaehably connected to Said nozzle member -and having a Aflangetolbold Saud ga'sketin posltionysaid I' clamping member having itsintermediate portion, cut ont and its other end portion cutaway to'provide spaced resilient gripping members, said gripping members belngirlternally threaded, said cnt out intermediate portion being adapted toVreceive the erd of l the valve stem which bears against the gasket, andsaidjentaw ay Y portion permitting the lateral movement of the couplingto per'- mit the .gripping members to embrace the` valve Sten,'thetbrea'ds'tbereof engaging to bold tbe parts securely together.

7. A coupling ,for iniatlon. valves for tires, including a nozzle memberand a 35 clamping member., the nozzle meinber having a bore or, passagetherethrough and f adapted to be connected to asuitable source of airsupply, said clamping member being detaebably connected to said nozzlemember 4 .at onel end and having its other end portion cut away toprovide spaced 4resilient gripr ping members, saidgripping.members beingprovided with means adapted tocoperf `ate with the end of the valve Stemto hold il `against the end of the nozzle member, saicb

